The main objection put forward in the eighties against socialism was not even that it leads to the construction of a vertical of power, its usurpation by a group of comrades and repressions. These shameful consequences were reluctantly, but accepted by the Soviet society, which, it must be admitted, was incomparably more tolerant than any Western society, since it always willingly allowed itself to be deceived.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was ready to consider recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. He stated this in an interview with ABC, reports the Huffington Post. “Residents of Crimea, as far as I know, would rather stay in Russia than where they were. And this also needs to be taken into account, ”the politician said. Trump also said that Ukraine is now "a mess", despite the presence of NATO forces in Europe and the support of the incumbent US President Barack Obama.

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accused Russian intelligence agencies of hacking into the servers of the Democratic National Committee, the party's leadership, reports Reuters. “We know that the Russian intelligence services hacked into the Democratic National Committee and we know that they made sure that many emails from there were published,” the politician said in an interview with Fox News.

The hydrometeorological center announced the penultimate, orange level of weather danger in Moscow and the Moscow region due to the heat, reports . TASS The weather service clarified that there is a possibility of natural disasters and damage due to heat. The same warning has already been issued in Oryol, Tula, Vladimir, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Tambov and other regions of central Russia, the agency notes.

The ground forces, naval and air forces of Turkey have been transferred from the jurisdiction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces to the subordination of the main department of the Turkish Ministry of Defense. This is stated in a decision published in the government newspaper Resmi Gazete, reports .

The Ankara prosecutor's office has issued arrest warrants for 44 high-ranking officials, reports Hurriyet . Among them are governors, their deputies, assistants and civil inspectors. So far, a total of 33 people have been detained on suspicion of having links with supporters of the preacher Fethullah Gülen. The security forces also carry out searches and seizure of personal belongings of suspects.

In Russia, the number of debtors who were banned from leaving the country has almost reached one million people, TASS reports with reference to the Federal Bailiff Service. Currently, more than 963 thousand debtors are restricted in their right to leave. In total, the restricted Russians owe more than 650 billion rubles.

Two members of the armed group that seized the building of the patrol service surrendered to the police, reports . Interfax Two members of the group Ruben Grigoryan and Gevorg Melkonyan were withdrawn from the territory of the regiment, the police told the agency. Earlier, a source in the law enforcement agencies of the republic said that two invaders had surrendered to the authorities, and two more were wounded and hospitalized. A video of the interrogation appeared on the Internet.

Writer Fazil Iskander died at the age of 87, reports Ekho Moskvy with reference to Valery Ganichev, Chairman of the Union of Writers of Russia. The information was also confirmed by the head of the Moscow Abkhaz diaspora, Besan Agbra. Life that A source in medical circles told the writer felt unwell and lost consciousness. His family called an ambulance for him. Iskander died in Moscow on the night of July 31 without regaining consciousness.

In the United States, an unidentified man opened fire in downtown Austin, the capital of Texas, reports the Associated Press . As a result, there are several victims, their number has not yet been established. The death toll has not been officially reported. The Austin Police Department confirmed that gunfire opened in downtown Austin at approximately 3 a.m. local time. About half an hour later, the security forces took control of the scene.

A group of armed oppositionists "Sasna Tsrer" ("Sasun brave men"), which seized the building of the patrol service in Yerevan, announced its readiness to negotiate with the authorities. This was stated in the statement of the Armenian MP Zaruhi Postanjyan, . 1in.am reports “In this situation, it becomes a priority to avoid senseless bloodshed.

The armed group of people “Sasna Tsrer”, which seized the building of the patrol service in Yerevan, released the two hostages-medics who remained with them, TASS reports citing the official representative of the Armenian Ministry of Health, Anahit Aytayan. “Doctor Norayr Tevanyan and nurse Malina Markaryan managed to get out,” he announced. They did this by taking the wounded out of the building.

Turkish security forces blocked the Ancirlik air base in the province of Adana, which is jointly used by the Turkish air force and NATO, reports . Hurriyet At about 23:00, the air base was surrounded by several thousand intelligence officers, they blocked all entrances and exits. According to the police, the operation lasted two and a half hours. at the same time Turkish Minister for European Affairs Omar Celik said that the security systems had been checked at the air base.

After the searches and the detention of one of the most “devoted” businessmen, employees of the FCS, the prosecutor's office and the FSB can get under the blow Photo: RIA Novosti On Wednesday, July 27, in one of the restaurants in the elite complex of Moscow City congratulated the famous businessman, the former deputy head of the Rosreestr Department of St. Petersburg, Boris Avakyan.

Why are the searches of the elite become a media. Photo: publicDomainpictures.net The current state of affairs in the country with late Soviet ones is compared a lot. But if you look closely, the differences are significant. For example, relations in a classic triangle power - the elite - the people described by Machiavelli are now built in a completely different way.